Category: Neuroscience & Mind | Page 45 | Science and Culture Today

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Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 1, 2021

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
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, Anna Zeligowski, brains, Cambrian Explosion, consciousness, David Chalmers, Eva Jablonka, Germany, protocells, Simona Ginsberg}

Did Minimal Consciousness Drive the Cambrian Explosion?

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October 1, 2021

Anatomy, Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life

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Eva Jablonka’s team makes the daring case, repurposing Hungarian chemist Tibor Gánti’s origin of life studies. Read More ›

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Date
September 18, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
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, Brent Spiner, Darwinism, Forensics, intelligent design, Mind Matters, Nature (journal), Nicholas Caputo, peer review, PNAS, Robert J. Marks II, Silicon Valley, Sleeping Beauty, William A. Dembski}

Detecting Malicious Intent in Undisputed Design

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September 18, 2021

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Within clearly designed objects, malicious intents can lurk. Intelligent design theory handles those, too, and should. Read More ›

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Date
September 6, 2021

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
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, Animal Planet, artificial intelligence, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, David Arabia, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Channel, episodes, Fox News, History Channel, intelligent design, john lennox, John West, Jonathan Witt, National Geographic Wild, Oxford University, Richard Sternberg, Robert J. Marks II, Science Uprising, universe, YouTube videos}

Science Uprising — Returning for Season 2 on September 15

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September 6, 2021

Human Origins and Anthropology, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences

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The first new episode will look at what science says about the beginning of the universe. Read More ›

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Date
July 26, 2021

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Arjuna Das, atheism, brain, causal closure, consciousness, materialism, medical school, Michael Egnor, mind, neuroscience, philosophers, Roman Catholic, Stony Brook University, Theology Unleashed}

Why Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor Stopped Being a Materialist Atheist

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July 26, 2021

Biochemistry, Biology, Neuroscience & Mind

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"It seemed to me that there had to be a conductor to this orchestra. But being an atheist, I didn’t think that was possible." Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
July 15, 2021

Categories
Cosmology
Neuroscience & Mind
Physical Sciences
Physics
Tagged
, Big Bang, black holes, causal closure, causes, David Papineau, dualism, electrons, G.K. Chesterton, general relativity, materialism, materialists, neuroscience, quantum entanglement, quantum mechanics, singularities, space-time, Thomas Aquinas, universe}

Is the Universe Causally Closed?

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July 15, 2021

Cosmology, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics

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Materialists argue that dualism of mind and brain is not possible because of causal closure — by which they mean that all physical effects have physical causes. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 2, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, Aristotelianism, Arjuna, authority, Big Bang, consciousness, David Papineau, Hinduism, King’s College London, magic, materialism, Michael Egnor, mind, neuroscience, Theology Unleashed, Thomas Aquinas, Thomistic dualism, Thomistic philosophy}

Egnor Debates Materialism with Philosopher of Science David Papineau

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July 2, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science

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Egnor: “Do you want me to explain Thomistic dualism to you?...David, do you not know how St. Thomas explained intentionality?” Papineau: “Uh, no.” Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 17, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, adults, analgesic, anxiety, babies, emotions, infants, intellect, invertebrates, lab rats, mammals, Michael Egnor, nervous system, neuroscientists, octopuses, pain, San Francisco State University}

Octopuses Get Emotional About Pain, Research Shows

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June 17, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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The smartest of invertebrates, the octopus, once again prompts us to rethink what we believe to be the origin of intelligence. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
June 6, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Tagged
, Andrew Newberg, anthropology, brain, brain imaging, compassion, fMRI, materialism, medicine, neurology, neuroscience, neurotheology, prayer}

The Brain Prosperity Gospel: Can “Neurotheology” Be Real Science?

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June 6, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

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Neurotheology is likely to become just another materialist fad in which the human rational and spiritual soul is reduced to evolved meat. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
May 29, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Aldous Huxley, brain, brain injuries, consciousness, Cornell University, fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging, Ian Sample, LSD, matter, mind, near-death experiences, neuroscience, Oxford University, The Guardian}

Can LSD Help Us Understand the Mind–Brain Relationship?

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May 29, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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Aldous Huxley noted that LSD “lowers the efficiency of the brain as an instrument for focusing the mind on the problems of life.” Read More ›

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Author
Elizabeth Whately

Date
May 5, 2021

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Adrian Owen, animation, China, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, Oscars, Robert J. Marks II}

Where Do People “Go” in a Coma?

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May 5, 2021

Neuroscience & Mind

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At a certain level of unconsciousness, a comatose person’s loved ones are assured that he is aware of their surroundings and should be spoken to naturally. Read More ›